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The image above and those below were pasted in a document that opened with the following (loosely translated) text: “To all unmarried ones who would like to spend their life…

Portrait of Waltercio Caldas, image from http://blogs.elpais.com/el_rincon_del_distraido/2011/02/levedad-y-exactitud.html   Waltercio Caldas is one of Brazil’s leading contemporary artists. His work is often linked to Neo-Concretism, a movement in Rio de Janerio in…

You must have noticed, if you live in DFW, that there’s some pretty exciting artwork bobbing all over its various surfaces. Local artists are getting busy, many on their own…

Colette Copeland and her video camera visit Dallas artist Ryder Richards in his studio.  

Attending the third annual Hill Country Film Festival in the enchanting town of Fredericksburg April 26-29 was a treat. I arrived opening night for the free screening of short films…

I cried all the way home from Care House, Carrie Schneider’s installation and memorial in her childhood home. The house was where Schneider’s mother lived until she died from pancreatic…

During the 90s, I worked at Hastings. Similar to other major retail entertainment chains (Borders, Blockbuster, Tower, etc.), Hastings sells just about every form of consumable media, and can be…

It’s a Phase, curated by Divya Murthy, features work by Lina Dib, Ned Dodington, Tobias Fike, Allison Hunter, Barna Kantor, Gabriel Martinez, Abinadi Meza, Emily Sloan, Annie Strader, Raishad JarBar…

Every so often we experience an artwork that reminds us of what art can be. A total artwork—- one which transforms or activates the space it is in, and therefore…

Let’s talk about Art Fairs for a second. When I say Art Fair, most Glasstire readers probably think of big-convention center events with gallery-booths representing contemporary artists. Usually the work…

There is so much going on with the Fusebox festival here in Austin. Glasstire contributor Katie Geha did a great interview with founder Ron Berry that you can read here…

FotoFest 2012 wraps up this weekend and it’s the last chance to see its offerings as well as those at participating spaces. Definitely make time to see Jawshing Arthur Liou’s…

Ron Berry is the founder and director of the annual Austin performance festival Fusebox. Katie Geha (who with Sterling Allen and Travis Kent organized Files Desks Chairs for the Fusebox…

I tried X once; HARAKIRI is a lot like that but without the uncontrollable want of sex (okay, twice). The opening night of HARAKIRI was the first in a series…

At least one person in the crowd at the opening of John Waters’ exhibition “Neurotic” at McClain Gallery appeared to be angling to be the next Divine. Waters was in…

     Let’s talk Deadwood. David Milch’s superlative television show was quite good at putting his audience just outside of a given situation.  The characters often spoke and behaved in…

The group show up at Brand 10 Art Space in Fort Worth through April 28, called Showmen, with work by artists Tim Best, Titus O’Brien, Tom Orr and Cameron Schoepp, walks an elegant line between…

A crazy whirlwind of art and reunions in Dallas this past weekend. It was really hopping and I am exhausted. I’ll be moving back this Fall and I have to…

…and motion matched with motion, song with song– a song that, sung by those sweet instruments, surpasses so our Muses and our Sirens as firstlight does the light that is…

The world lost Thomas Kinkade more than a week ago, an artist whose importance during his life was measured by product placement and marketing prowess. Kinkade’s work always fascinated me,…